A 49-year-old man from Roscoe, SD, was killed Monday (Sept. 14) afternoon in a farm equipment rollover two miles northwest of Ipswich.
Information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol says Blake Lunders was driving a 1987 Custom C70 tractor/sprayer westbound on a gravel road (132nd Street) when the he unsuccessfully attempted to avoid hitting a deer in the roadway. Lunders lost control, the tractor/sprayer went into the north ditch and rolled. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
South Dakota Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.
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